Faculty members at Morehouse College, one of the country&#8217;s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), are worried about a planned commencement speech by President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> planned for next month amid student protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
Kendrick Brown, the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the college in Georgia, wrote an email to staff that said he &#8220;received an inquiry from concerned faculty about rumors they were hearing about President Biden’s selection as the 2024 Commencement speaker,” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-speak-morehouse-college-commencement-rcna148870" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBC News</a>.
A virtual meeting was planned for Thursday &#8220;to extend an opportunity for faculty with different perspectives on the selection of our Commencement speaker to ask questions and make comments,&#8221; Brown wrote, adding that students &#8220;also will engage&#8221; with college President David Thomas. He concluded, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/joe-biden-morehouse-college/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per CNN</a>, &#8220;Please know going into this conversation that the College does not plan to rescind its accepted invitation to President Biden.&#8221;
The speech is <a href="https://twitter.com/Morehouse/status/1782917316457488412" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scheduled</a> to happen on Sunday, May 19, on the college&#8217;s Century Campus. It would come as Biden is running for another term in the White House and polls show that young, black voters are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-campaign-performs-damage-control-as-black-voters-break-away" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not as energized</a> about him as they were in 2020 and may be warming up to former President Donald Trump. Biden also has plans to <a href="https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-23/west-point-biden-commencement-cadets-army-13634051.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speak</a> at West Point&#8217;s graduation on May 25.
Morehouse students <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19sfxl1eZWg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who spoke with WXIA-TV</a>, an NBC affiliate in Atlanta, shared mixed reactions to the commencement speech plans. One sophomore reportedly told the news outlet that he does not support the president speaking at the college, citing the Biden administration&#8217;s support of Israel amid its months-long fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. &#8220;At the end of the day, this is kind of like something that&#8217;s on his political agenda to kind of maybe get more young, black voters,&#8221; he added.
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As reported by <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-speak-morehouse-commencement-election-year-spotlight-front-109536560" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Associated Press</a>, Morehouse alumni circulated a letter that was critical of the decision to let the president speak, alluding to the U.S. stance in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The letter said Morehouse should &#8220;reconsider its attachment&#8221; to Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who attended the school and held the stance that &#8220;war is a hell that diminishes&#8221; humanity, if it does not rescind its invitation to Biden.
Anti-Israel protests have sprung up on college campuses around the country, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/demand-a-refund-critics-slam-columbia-univ-as-anti-israel-protests-force-hybrid-classes-until-years-end" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a>, leading to arrests and suspensions. Biden <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/22/biden-condemns-anti-semitic-protests-and-absence-of-palestinian-empathy-too-00153709" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters on Monday that he condemns the &#8220;anti-Semitic protests.&#8221; He added, &#8220;I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.&#8221;
Biden has been <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/us/politics/biden-gaza-protesters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confronted</a> by protesters at past events in the months since Hamas launched deadly attacks on Israel on October 7 of last year. One rally was repeatedly <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-interrupted-protesters-dozen-campaign-rally-rcna135372" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disrupted</a> by  protesters in January. In March, pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupted the president&#8217;s remarks, leading Biden to say they <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/us/politics/biden-gaza-protesters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;have a point.&#8221;</a>
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So far, the White House has not given any indication that Biden will skip the commencement speech at Morehouse. His deputy press secretary, Andrew Bates, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/joe-biden-morehouse-college/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters on Tuesday that the &#8220;president looks forward to speaking to graduates on their special day and thanking their parents, friends, and loved ones for all of their support.&#8221;

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Historically Black College Frets Biden Speech As Campus Tensions Rise Over Israel-Hamas War

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Twice-failed Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stacey-abrams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stacey Abrams</a> claimed during a recent interview that discriminatory &#8220;diversity, equity, and inclusion&#8221; policies were a crucial part of democracy, education, and the economy.
Abrams, who denied the results of her first gubernatorial race, made the remarks late last week during an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton.
&#8220;We should be terrified of the person who wants to come back into the White House, strip us of our rights, rescind the economic progress we have made, and undermine the democracy that we hold to be so dear,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We have to remember that built into every victory are the seeds of defeat and built into every defeat are the seeds of victory. We have seen victory, but we cannot rest on that victory and think that it is impermeable and impervious to harm.&#8221;
&#8220;What we know is that the attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, is an attack on democracy, it is an attack on education, it is an attack on how our economy works because what Senator Ossoff and Senator Warnock represent are pathways to the American dream, they are proof points and those proof points scare those who want this world to be more narrow and restrictive,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And so we have to recognize that our opportunity to hold to those successes requires our constant attention and constant attending. You know, voting is not magic, voting is medicine, but it also means that it is a constant engagement and we cannot have a moment of success, we have to keep working constantly at moving ourselves forward.&#8221;
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UNHINGED: Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate STACEY ABRAMS: “The attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), is an attack to democracy.” <a href="https://t.co/E8vZ1fEe6j">pic.twitter.com/E8vZ1fEe6j</a>
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Stacey Abrams In Conversation With Wilson Cruz

Stacey Abrams: Attacks On DEI Are Attacks On ‘Democracy,’ ‘Education,’ And ‘Our Economy’

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly acknowledged finding &#8220;inconsistencies&#8221; in how Fulton County District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fulton-county-prosecutors-have-another-recording-of-trump-pressuring-georgia-house-speaker-to-overturn-election-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fani Willis</a>, who is leading a 2020 election interference case against former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> and his allies, has managed federal grant funds.
According to <a href="https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/justice-department-uncovers-inconsistencies-in-fani-williss-use-of-federal-grant-funds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Free Beacon</a>, the DOJ provided the response after the news outlet produced statements showing contradictory assertions concerning awards Willis may have made under the $488,000 federal grant for a Center for Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention in Atlanta that never opened.
&#8220;During our review of the award to respond to this inquiry, we have noticed some inconsistencies in what Fulton County has reported to [the Federal Subaward Reporting System] and we are working with them to update their reporting accordingly,&#8221; a DOJ spokesperson told The Free Beacon on Friday.
The report said the Free Beacon&#8217;s inquiry focused on subaward payments Willis may have made to the Alabama-based Offender Alumni Association. Although the DOJ initially said the group was not listed as a subgrantee, the agency conceded it made an &#8220;error&#8221; after the Free Beacon reported it had records from Fulton County showing Willis&#8217; office transferred $88,900 to the association.
Toni Barnett, a director at the Offender Alumni Association, reportedly said she had &#8220;no idea&#8221; why the county was reporting making the payments to her group in 2022 and 2023. The Free Beacon noted that Willis&#8217; office did not return a request for comment.
Last month, House Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) warned Willis could face contempt of Congress proceedings if she did not fully comply with a subpoena for records that was issued in February after the Free Beacon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-unveils-audio-of-staffer-warning-georgia-prosecutor-of-federal-money-being-misspent-ahead-of-firing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> audio of an employee telling Willis about the potential misuse of federal funds weeks before the worker was fired. Willis has <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/rep-jim-jordan-subpoenas-fulton-da-produce-documents-tied-alleged-relationship/TX7JF5XDFZHD3MMY2SBI32XPPQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> suggestions of wrongdoing and, in response to Jordan, rejected the notion that she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fani-willis-responds-to-jordans-demand-for-docs-after-contempt-threat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defied the subpoena</a> while saying she was still providing documents.
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A judge allowed Willis to press forward with her 2020 election case in March after her special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nathan-wade-steps-down-as-special-prosecutor-in-trump-georgia-case-following-judges-ruling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resigned</a> amid concerns about a romantic relationship between the two. The other option was for Willis herself to step down. Willis <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/ga-trump-investigation/fulton-county-da-court-appeals-decline-review-disqualification-ruling/85-43861f0b-9934-4ab7-8d21-591ab3332656" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requested that an</a> appeals court uphold the ruling after the defense <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/29/trump-fani-willis-nathan-wade-georgia-election/77209956-ee03-11ee-8f2c-380a821c02db_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought a review</a>.
Trump and 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election case. Four of them have since taken <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/fourth-trump-co-defendant-takes-plea-deal-in-georgia-election-interference-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plea deals</a>. Trump is facing four criminal cases and civil litigation as he runs another campaign seeking a second term in the White House. He has broadly denied wrongdoing and has claimed that prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated “witch hunt” against him.

Fulton DA Fani Willis

DOJ Finds ‘Inconsistencies’ In How Fani Willis Handled Federal Grant Funds: Report

DOJ Finds 'Inconsistencies' In How Fani Willis Handled Federal Grant Funds: Report

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An email exchange between the Athens, Georgia, mayor and the Athens-Clarke County sheriff shortly after the murder of Laken Riley showed the officials scrambling to defend the county’s policies on detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The <a href="https://irli.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IRLI-ORR-000757.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email thread</a> obtained through the Georgia Open Records Act and revealed by Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) earlier this week shows Athens Democratic Mayor Kelly Girtz and Sheriff John Williams discussing the county’s policy that does not honor detainer requests from ICE. Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student, was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant while she was on a run near the university’s campus in February.
Two days after Riley’s brutal murder, Sheriff Williams reached out to the mayor, seeking clarification on whether the county “embraces being considered a sanctuary,&#8221; adding that he will &#8220;do everything in my power to protect the integrity and professionalism of the Clarke County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and myself.&#8221;
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Obtained through Georgia Open Records Act, the exchange on February 24, 2024, shows Sheriff Williams questioning Mayor Girtz about the county&#39;s sanctuary status, as he is unaware.
Sheriff Williams seems to care more about the PR than anything else. (2/5) <a href="https://t.co/foSahBbefE">pic.twitter.com/foSahBbefE</a>
&mdash; Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1775881102906794219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Girtz defended the Sheriff’s Office policy to refuse to hold illegal immigrants upon request from ICE, saying that immigrants are less likely to commit crime than “the native-born population.”
“While the community is experiencing deep trauma right now, and emotions are understandably raw, I support the detainer policy as one that is both humane and following the well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population.”
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Mayor Girtz&#39;s response is even worse, endorsing non-cooperation policies with ICE and minimizing the seriousness of illegal immigration.
He defends the subversion of federal authority by essentially saying, American citizens are worse anyways, so let the illegals go. (3/5) <a href="https://t.co/vom603OGFY">pic.twitter.com/vom603OGFY</a>
&mdash; Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1775881106824262106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Riley’s suspected murderer, 26-year-old Venezuelan Jose Ibarra, was reportedly let go after being detained at the southern border due to a lack of space at the detention center. He was then arrested in New York in August 2023 after he was caught driving an unregistered car with a 5-year-old inside. According to a police report, a few months later, Ibarra and his brother Diego allegedly stole food and clothing from a Walmart in Athens, Georgia. They were both given a citation for misdemeanor shoplifting and let go.
“My take-away for the moment is that in the immediate wake of a tragedy, to ‘focus on the victim…avoid political messaging…focus on comfort and unity (from the slideshow pp. 13-14),” the mayor added in his email. “I know how difficult this time is for everyone given the tragedy Athens has experienced, as well as the variety of things that land on our phones and computers.”
During a press conference after Riley&#8217;s murder, Girtz was shouted down by angry residents, who called him a &#8220;liar&#8221; and said he had &#8220;blood on [his] hands&#8221; when he argued that the jurisdiction doesn&#8217;t fit the state law&#8217;s definition of a &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; for illegal immigrants. The Center for Immigration Studies lists Clarke County on its <a href="https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States" target="_blank" rel="noopener">map</a> of states, cities, and counties that fit the definition of a sanctuary.
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Athens Mayor Girtz (D) just tried to shift away blame over Laken Riley&#39;s death
Angry residents were NOT having any of it: <a href="https://t.co/V6uXFqQAh6">pic.twitter.com/V6uXFqQAh6</a>
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Rep. Collins called out the mayor for focusing more on PR instead of calling for immigration laws to be enforced.
“Instead of prioritizing solutions to prevent tragedies like this in the future, Mayor Girtz treats Laken Riley&#8217;s murder as a PR drill to be managed with ‘comfort and unity’ rather than enforcing the law,” Collins wrote.
The Republican congressman sponsored the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-laken-riley-act-170-dems-vote-against-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laken Riley Act</a>,” which would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who have been charged with theft in the United States. The House passed the bill by a vote of 251-170 last month, and it now awaits action to be taken on it in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

Laken Riley

Emails Reveal Georgia Officials Scrambled To Defend Sanctuary Policies Following Laken Riley’s Murder

Emails Reveal Georgia Officials Scrambled To Defend Sanctuary Policies Following Laken Riley's Murder 

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Former reality TV star Todd Chrisley – who is already in prison for financial crimes – was just ordered by a federal jury to pay a Georgia Department of Revenue (GDOR) agent hundreds of thousands of dollars for defamation.
DOR investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze claimed in court documents that Chrisley “began a social media campaign against the GDOR and certain of its employees, contending that the investigation was illegal and improperly motivated,” <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/jury-says-todd-chrisley-defamed-former-ga-revenue-agent-awarded-her-755000-damages/TLIIPI4BCVHQRHSV52AMMZXO4E/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to documents obtained by WSB-TV</a>. Chrisley “began attacking” the agent, “accusing her of a multitude of crimes and wrongdoing.”
On Thursday, a federal jury determined Chrisley was responsible for libeling and slandering Doherty-Heinze, and ordered him to pay the agent $350,000 in compensatory damages and $170,000 in punitive damages, in addition to attorney’s fees. In total, Chrisley now owes Doherty-Heinze around $755,000.
In November 2022, Chrisley and his wife, Julie, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reality-stars-todd-and-julie-chrisley-sentenced-to-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sentenced to prison</a> after being convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. In addition, Julie was also convicted on a charge of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
Judge Eleanor L. Ross of U.S. District Court in Atlanta sentenced Todd to 12 years in prison followed by three years of probation, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/entertainment/todd-chrisley-julie-chrisley-sentenced/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Ross sentenced Julie to seven years in prison followed by three years of probation. In addition, the couple will have to pay restitution for their crimes, though the exact amount is unknown at this time, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/us/todd-julie-chrisley-sentencing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at the time.
Todd Chrisley made a fortune through Chrisley Asset Management, a real estate company he founded in Georgia, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reality-bites-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-chrisley-family-empire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The success of the business combined with Todd’s personality and large family made him a perfect candidate for reality TV, which led to “Chrisley Knows Best.”
Even before the Chrisleys began their reality show in 2014, they had financial problems. In 2012, Todd filed for bankruptcy protection. Explaining the filing, his lawyer <a href="https://people.com/tv/chrisley-knows-best-inside-todd-chrisleys-45-million-bankruptcy-case/#:~:text=After%20a%20large%20business%20investment,have%20been%20fine%2C%20financially.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told People</a>, “He guaranteed a real estate development loan and it failed. He was on the hook for $30 million. If he hadn’t had that happen, he would have been fine, financially.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ), however, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/reality-tv-stars-convicted-fraud-and-tax-evasion?ftag=YHF4eb9d17" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> that the Chrisleys — prior to their reality show — “conspired to defraud community banks in the Atlanta area to obtain more than $30 million in personal loans.”
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With the help of a business partner, <a href="https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/todd-chrisley-ex-business-partner-mark-braddock-claims-had-affair/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Braddock</a>, the Chrisleys “submitted false bank statements, audit reports, and personal financial statements to banks to obtain the millions of dollars in fraudulent loans,” the DOJ wrote.
In 2017, the couple’s problems expanded. WSB-TV <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/north-fulton-county/state-issues-liens-against-reality-star-after-channel-2-investigation/505362349/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at the time that the Chrisleys owed nearly $800,000 in taxes to the state of Georgia and had declared their residency on numerous public records before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2016.
In 2018, Todd sued Homebanc Mortgage Corporation, Radar Online <a href="https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2019/08/todd-chrisley-blamed-business-partner-morgage-forgery-before-indictment-scandal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, alleging a “former business partner” forged Todd’s name on the mortgage and made some payments on his behalf. Todd also claimed that the same business partner was the reason he had to file for bankruptcy protection in 2012.
In 2019, the Chrisleys were indicted. After a three-week trial in 2022, the couple was convicted.
In January, the couple was awarded a $1 million settlement after suing the former Director of Special Investigations of the state’s Department of Revenue, alleging he targeted the family after they were cleared of a state tax evasion charge.
The couple is still appealing their fraud and tax evasion convictions.

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Imprisoned Reality Star Todd Chrisley Slandered Georgia Revenue Agent, Must Pay Her $755,000, Jury Finds

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Judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-presiding-over-trump-georgia-case-previously-worked-under-kemp-fulton-county-da" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott McAfee</a> ruled on Thursday against an argument from former President Donald Trump and 14 of his co-defendants to dismiss the 2020 election-related charges they face in Georgia on free speech grounds. 
Trump had argued that the prosecution from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was a violation of First Amendment protections of political speech, freedom of association, and the right to petition. McAfee, who is overseeing the case, ruled against Trump arguing that Willis has a right to prosecute. 
“After considering the extensive briefing, the argument of counsel, and the indictment, the Court finds these vital constitutional protections do not reach the actions and statements alleged by the State,” McAfee <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24531551/trump-1a-ruling-4424.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
“In other words, the law does not insulate speech allegedly made during fraudulent or criminal conduct from prosecution under the guise of petitioning the government. The right to petition is not absolute, nor does it carry ‘special First Amendment status’ that would render claims asserted under it immune from criminal recourse,” the judge added. 
McAfee said that he was required to interpret the indictment against Trump and his co-defendants “liberally in favor of the State” during the pretrial stage, adding that, “the Court finds that the Defendants’ expressions and speech are alleged to have been made in furtherance of criminal activity and constitute false statements knowingly and willfully made in matters within a government agency’s jurisdiction which threaten to deceive and harm the government.”
Trump lawyer Steve Saddow <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-georgia-case-fulton-county-first-amendment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the defendants &#8220;respectfully disagree with Judge McAfee&#8217;s order and will continue to evaluate their options regarding the First Amendment challenges.”
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McAfee’s order says that Trump may be able to challenge on the same grounds again later in the court case “at the appropriate time after the establishment of a factual record.”
Willis’s case against Trump in Georgia has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-rules-that-fani-willis-or-nathan-wade-has-to-leave-the-georgia-trump-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full of turmoil</a> amid a high profile hearing on whether she should be dismissed from the case over her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. Willis stayed on the case after McAfee ruled that either she or Wade had to leave the case. 
Last month, McAfee dismissed six charges in the case brought by Willis, including three against Trump. McAfee dismissed counts 2, 5, 6, 23, 28, and 38. Each count deals with allegations that Trump and his allies asked Georgia officials to break their oaths of office. The defendants challenged the charges, saying their Sixth Amendment rights and due process rights had been violated.

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Georgia&#8217;s Fulton County District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fulton-county-prosecutors-have-another-recording-of-trump-pressuring-georgia-house-speaker-to-overturn-election-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fani Willis</a>, who is leading a 2020 election interference case against former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> and his allies, issued a combative response to House Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) this week in a clash over documents.
The prosecutor sent Jordan a <a href="https://twitter.com/ZcohenCNN/status/1773052447558103124?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> on Monday saying that she &#8220;categorically&#8221; rejected the chairman&#8217;s assertion that her office has not sufficiently responded to his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-subpoenas-fulton-da-fani-willis-following-whistleblower-allegations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subpoena</a> from early February.
&#8220;As you note in your letter, we have already provided you with substantial information about our programs that are funded via federal grants,&#8221; Willis said, according to a copy of the letter posted to X by CNN reporter Zachary Cohen.
Jordan issued the subpoena after the Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-unveils-audio-of-staffer-warning-georgia-prosecutor-of-federal-money-being-misspent-ahead-of-firing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> audio of an employee telling Willis about the potential misuse of federal funds weeks before the worker was fired. Willis has <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/rep-jim-jordan-subpoenas-fulton-da-produce-documents-tied-alleged-relationship/TX7JF5XDFZHD3MMY2SBI32XPPQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> suggestions of wrongdoing.
The chairman followed up with a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-threatens-fulton-county-da-fani-willis-with-contempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Willis two weeks ago that acknowledged the DA did produce some records, but demanded she fully comply with document requests and a subpoena by Thursday or face the prospect of contempt of Congress proceedings.
Willis said a February 23 letter she sent Jordan expressed that her office was &#8220;in the process of producing relevant documents to you on a rolling basis and is undertaking a good faith effort to provide you with responsive information about our federal grant funding.&#8221;
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Although the DA said her office was making another production on Monday as part of that &#8220;ongoing process,&#8221; she claimed Jordan&#8217;s &#8220;extensive&#8221; demands that cover several years for records in less than two months are &#8220;unreasonable and uncustomary.&#8221;
Willis insisted that such an endeavor would require her office to &#8220;divert resources from our primary purpose of prosecuting crime,&#8221; though she did not name any particular case.
&#8220;Let me be clear, while we are abiding by your subpoena in good faith and with due diligence, we will not divert resources that undermine our duty to the people of Fulton County to prosecute felonies committed in this jurisdiction,&#8221; Willis said.
&#8220;We will not shut down this office&#8217;s efforts to prosecute crime — including gang activity, acts of violence and public corruption — to meet unreasonable deadlines in your politically motivated &#8216;investigation&#8217; of this office,&#8221; she added.
Willis said her office will make another production in the &#8220;coming weeks.&#8221;
She then alluded to Trump&#8217;s trial, which she <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/politics/fani-willis-trump-georgia-trial/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly hopes</a> to have before the 2024 election after a judge allowed her to press forward with special prosecutor Nathan Wade <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nathan-wade-steps-down-as-special-prosecutor-in-trump-georgia-case-following-judges-ruling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resigning</a> amid concerns about a romantic relationship between him and the DA.
&#8220;[L]et me again state this clearly: nothing that you do will derail the efforts of my staff and I to bring the election interference prosecution to trial so that a jury of Fulton County citizens can determine the guilt or innocence of the defendants,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;My family, my staff and I have been threatened repeatedly by people making violent, often racist, attacks,&#8221; Willis added. &#8220;Neither those threats, nor anything your colleagues and you say or do, will deter us from fulfilling our duty to bring this case to trial.&#8221;
Trump and 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election case. Four of them have since taken <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/fourth-trump-co-defendant-takes-plea-deal-in-georgia-election-interference-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plea deals</a>. Trump and some of his co-defendants have been <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-20/trump-judge-allows-appeal-of-his-ruling-on-fani-willis-romance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted permission</a> to appeal the ruling that allowed Willis to remain on the case.
The former president faces four criminal cases and civil litigation as he runs another campaign seeking a second term in the White House. He has broadly denied wrongdoing and has claimed that prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated “witch hunt” against him.

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Fani Willis Responds To Jordan’s Demand For Docs After Contempt Threat

Fani Willis Responds To Jordan's Demand For Docs After Contempt Threat

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Special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigned on Friday from his position in the Georgia election interference case against former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Wade&#8217;s resignation was accepted by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office after Judge Scott McAfee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-rules-that-fani-willis-or-nathan-wade-has-to-leave-the-georgia-trump-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> just hours earlier that either Wade or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had to exit the 2020 Georgia election case against Trump for the prosecution to continue. Willis faced possible disqualification from her case against Trump over allegations that she had misused taxpayer dollars and showed favoritism to Wade.
In his ruling, the judge said Willis acted with a &#8220;tremendous lapse in judgment,&#8221; adding that he found an appearance of “impropriety,” but said the defendants had “failed to meet their burden” of proving a conflict of interest based on Willis and Wade’s relationship.
“Although the court found that ‘the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the District Attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest,’ I am offering my resignation in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and move this case forward as quickly as possible,” Wade wrote, according to <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/nathan-wade-resigns-trump-georgia-case-following-judges-ruling/MZV2BLXKW5GCBM6WLMMKILS67U/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WSB-TV</a>.
Willis responded to Wade&#8217;s resignation with an acceptance letter, saying, “I will always remember &#8212; and will remind everyone &#8212; that you were brave enough to step forward and take on the investigation and prosecution of the allegations that the defendants in this case engages in a conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.”
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Willis was accused by co-defendant Mike Roman of being romantically involved with Wade at the time she hired him for the Trump case. A witness testified last month that the romantic relationship between Willis and Wade began before the case started, while Willis maintains that the relationship didn’t take place until later.
Testimony from a former employee in the DA’s office, who said Willis and Wade began their relationship in 2019, contradicted claims by both Willis and Wade that their personal relationship did not begin until 2022.
Judge McAfee&#8217;s verdict was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/like-finding-two-people-in-a-bank-vault-and-taking-one-off-to-jail-turley-slams-fani-willis-verdict" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> by George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/like-finding-two-people-in-a-bank-vault-and-taking-one-off-to-jail-turley-slams-fani-willis-verdict" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “It’s like finding two people in a bank vault and taking one off to jail.&#8221;
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this article.

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Nathan Wade Steps Down As Special Prosecutor In Trump Georgia Case Following Judge’s Ruling

Nathan Wade Steps Down As Special Prosecutor In Trump Georgia Case Following Judge's Ruling

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After Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Friday that either Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade had to exit the 2020 Georgia election case against former President Donald Trump for the prosecution to continue, George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley stated, “It&#8217;s like finding two people in a bank vault and taking one off to jail.”
The decision came after Willis was accused by co-defendant Mike Roman of being romantically involved with Wade at the time she hired him for the Trump case. A witness <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fani-willis-started-relationship-with-prosecutor-before-trump-case-witness-testifies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> last month that the romantic relationship between Willis and Wade began before the case started, while Willis maintains that the relationship didn’t take place until later.
Turley started by explaining one reason McAfee might have rendered such a decision: “The reason that’s attractive is that it avoids the cliff problem. If he took Willis off the case, he’d have to take the entire office out of the mix. He’d have to reassign this to another set of prosecutors. That would cause considerable delay, could also cause the dismissal of the case if those new prosecutors looked at this racketeering theory and said, like many of us, ‘Wow, this doesn’t really hold together very well.’”
“So this avoided the cliff but it did not avoid the question that will inevitably come up,” he continued. “It&#8217;s like finding two people in a bank vault and taking one off to jail. The question is the appearance problem, that the judge identified with regard to Wade, was directly related to his relationship with Willis. They both testified in the same way. They were the two parts of this relationship, and yet only one of them was disqualified. And so that’s going to lead to these questions: Why should Willis escape that same penalty? The opinion leaves us feeling like the court went and shot the wounded.”
“The problem is the disjointed aspect of the opinion itself,” Turley stated. “It doesn’t really hold together that well. The big question was: What is the standard? Is it just an appearance or do you have to show an actual conflict? He indicates that he believes it is indeed the appearance standard.”
“Well, if that’s the case, I don’t see how Willis escaped disqualification,” he asserted. “Many people believed that both of these prosecutors lied on the stand, that there were false statements admitted to courts. The key about that is Willis and Wade are prosecuting people in this case for that very conduct. And so it’s hard to see how Willis continuing the case does not undermine it in the eyes of the public and hurts the case overall.”
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Turley noted of Willis, “She will stand accused of false statements as she prosecutes others for that type of conduct. And keep in mind that there are state efforts now to fully investigate this including possible bar issues.”
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Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this article.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-rules-that-fani-willis-or-nathan-wade-has-to-leave-the-georgia-trump-case">Judge Rules That Fani Willis Or Nathan Wade Has To Leave The Georgia Trump Case</a>

ATLANTA, GA – August 8: District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, Fani Willis poses for photos in the Fulton County Court House in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

‘Like Finding Two People In A Bank Vault And Taking One Off To Jail’: Turley Slams Fani Willis Verdict

Judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-presiding-over-trump-georgia-case-previously-worked-under-kemp-fulton-county-da" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott McAfee</a> said on Friday that either Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis or Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade must leave the 2020 Georgia election case against former President Donald Trump for the prosecution to continue. 
The decision came after Willis was accused by co-defendant Mike Roman of being romantically involved with Wade at the time she hired him for the Trump case. A witness <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fani-willis-started-relationship-with-prosecutor-before-trump-case-witness-testifies">testified</a> last month that the romantic relationship between Willis and Wade began before the case started, while Willis maintains that the relationship didn&#8217;t take place until later.
McAfee <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/15/us/fani-willis-trump-georgia?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that “the District Attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office” or “Wade can withdraw” from the case. The judge added that he found an appearance of “impropriety” but that the defendants had “failed to meet their burden” of proving a conflict of interest based on Willis and Wade’s relationship. 
“The established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team — an appearance that must be removed,” the judge <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/15/fani-willis-trump-georgia-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Wade has reportedly received more than $650,000 since January of 2022 from the Willis’ office. Wade also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/special-prosecutor-on-trump-case-bought-flights-for-da-fani-willis-to-accompany-him-on-multiple-trips-court-filing">reportedly paid</a> for Willis to accompany him on multiple trips in 2022 and 2023. Willis has claimed that she paid Wade back in cash for the trips they took together.
Trump and his co-defendants might choose to appeal the ruling to keep either Wade or Willis and her team on the case.
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The decision <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/6-charges-brought-by-fani-willis-against-trump-allies-dismissed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comes</a> after McAfee dismissed six charges in the case brought by Willis, including three against Trump. McAfee dismissed counts 2, 5, 6, 23, 28, and 38. Each count deals with allegations that Trump and his allies asked Georgia officials to break their oaths of office. The defendants challenged the charges, saying their Sixth Amendment rights and due process rights had been violated. 
McAfee said that the prosecutors were not specific enough about the legal violations that Trump and his co-defendants are accused of. 
“The Court’s concern is less that the State has failed to allege sufficient conduct of the Defendants – in fact it has alleged an abundance,” he wrote. “However, the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is, in the undersigned’s opinion, fatal.”

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Gideons International, the Christian organization known for distributing Bibles to hospitals across the country, is being blocked out by a large hospital system in rural Georgia because of new diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. 
Gideons, which distributes its free Bibles to not only hospitals, but also various other locations like hotels, and jails, is now blocked from servicing the Phoebe Putney Health System, which serves hundreds of thousands of people in over 40 Georgia counties and is one of the state’s largest healthcare providers. Gideons hasn&#8217;t had its Bibles in the system&#8217;s hospitals for months after maintaining a working relationship for several years, according to sources who spoke with The Daily Wire.
The policy raises questions about why inclusion policies would be used to exclude Christians from sharing Bibles with those who are sick or on their deathbed. It also raises questions how such a policy could be in place in a place referred to by locals as the “belt buckle” of the Bible belt. 
Gideons was founded in 1899 and has distributed over 2 billion Bibles in more than 95 languages to 200 countries and territories. It is most well known for placing Bibles in night stands in hotels across America with about a million being distributed every year to hotels and motels.
A source familiar with intimate knowledge of the situation said that Gideons was first restricted during the response to the coronavirus pandemic from entering Phoebe. The organization wasn&#8217;t let back in after COVID restrictions were relaxed and they attempted to resume their work last year. At the time, the Gideons were told their work was &#8220;a violation of the DEI policy and they would no longer be allowed&#8221; into the Phoebe facilities, according to the source.
The source said that the policy was &#8220;clearly anti-Christian&#8221; and that citing DEI to restrict the Gideons made no sense because Christians were being excluded instead of included.
Neither Phoebe’s communications team nor its chief DEI officer responded to multiple requests for comments. Scott <a href="https://www.phoebehealth.com/about-us/leadership/executive-leadership-pphs">Steiner,</a> the CEO of Phoebe, is aware of the exclusion of the Gideons from Phoebe facilities, as are several members of the board of the health system, according to a source familiar with the situation. 
The source said that hospital policies started to take a leftward drift when Phoebe brought on Steiner as CEO back in 2019, which is evidenced by the fact that he has pushed DEI principles throughout the health system since taking the helm of Phoebe. Steiner is a <a href="https://www.phoebehealth.com/media-center/media-center-news-story?news=8108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">member</a> of the Georgia Diversity Council, which <a href="http://www.georgiadiversitycouncil.org/portfolio/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">describes</a> itself as the “premier resource for diversity best practices and leadership development in the state of Georgia.”
In previous comments, Steiner has said that his staff managers are not diverse enough and that he would take the lead on changing that.
“We have an incredibly vibrant and diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve,” he <a href="https://www.albanyherald.com/news/phoebe-s-new-diversity-council-gets-to-work/article_8be1dc9c-37fe-11eb-be93-cba746b68add.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the health system’s diversity council&#8217;s first meeting in January 2022. “In some areas of our organization — like on our management team — that diversity has been less evident, and we are committed to looking at ways to making meaningful change.”
He added that looking at the diversity situation at Phoebe “might make me a little uncomfortable, but if we’re not dealing with discomfort head-on, then we’re not diving in deeply and honestly enough.”
According to the Albany Herald, pursuing diversity policies was a major focus of Steiner when he took over Phoebe and he appointed Jennifer Williams to be the system’s diversity and inclusion officer. William’s <a href="https://archive.ph/6O6Yp">bio</a> says that she is a “bridge-builder and believes in the value of diversity of thought.”
Under Williams, Phoebe has begun <a href="http://albanyceo.com/video/2024/01/dr-jennifer-williams-phoebe-putney-health-system-creating-inclusive-workplace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tracking</a> how much money it spends with “diverse” local suppliers, tracking improvement on “diversity” each year, and conducting focus groups with employees. 
“We began with focus groups made up of minority leaders across the health system — distilling their input into key action items,” Williams said. “Two recommendations were the establishment of a permanent diversity council and systemwide diversity and unconscious bias training. Our senior leaders and health system board quickly adopted those recommendations, and we’ve been off and running.”
The exclusion of the Gideons at Phoebe Health comes as the medical institutions across the country face criticism for focusing on DEI as opposed to merit and teaching the actual medical field.

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CNN&#8217;s Elie Honig held nothing back when he weighed in on the Georgia case against President Donald Trump and the fact that a judge had thrown out several of the charges Brough by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis: &#8220;It&#8217;s embarrassing for prosecutors.&#8221;
Honig shared his thoughts on the matter with CNN anchor Jim Acosta on Wednesday, and he noted that it was particularly embarrassing for Willis because the charges were being thrown out before her case even made it to trial.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/6-charges-brought-by-fani-willis-against-trump-allies-dismissed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nixed six of the charges</a> against Trump and his allies on Wednesday, saying in part, &#8220;As written, these six counts contain all the essential elements of the crimes but fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission, i.e., the underlying felony solicited. They do not give the Defendants enough information to prepare their defenses intelligently, as the Defendants could have violated the Constitutions and thus the statute in dozens, if not hundreds, of distinct ways.&#8221;
&#8220;I don’t think this ruling changes the type of evidence that the DA’s going to be able to introduce, but it does knock out some of the charges and look, it’s embarrassing for prosecutors. It’s a screwup by prosecutors when you bring a charge and then a judge throws it out before it even goes to trial,&#8221; Honig said in response.
&#8220;There have been several screwups, frankly, by the DA throughout the history of this case,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Going back to the investigative phase, the DA got herself disqualified from a small piece of the case because she created a political conflict of interest. The judge who was overseeing the grand jury removed Fani Willis from the case. We’ve seen Fani Willis make public statements in the church and elsewhere that have now been called into question that I think violate the ethics of prosecutorial rules and now we’ve seen six of the charges thrown out of the case and unlike the conflict of interest issue, this does go to the charges against the defendant. This does go to the indictment itself.&#8221;
Honig, who has been very critical of Willis on several occasions, said that he did believe there was still a case to be prosecuted. Whether or not Willis will be the one to prosecute that case is still up in the air, but the answer to that question could come in the next several days.
&#8220;&#8216;I plan to stick to my timeline,&#8217; Judge Scott McAfee tells @JMOCNN today when asked if he is still on track to issue a ruling this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case. This from a chance encounter w/ McAfee outside Atlanta courthouse on Wednesday,&#8221; CNN&#8217;s Zachary Cohen posted via X.
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“I plan to stick to my timeline,” Judge Scott McAfee tells <a href="https://twitter.com/JMOCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JMOCNN</a> today when asked if he is still on track to issue a ruling this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case.
This from a chance encounter w/ McAfee outside Atlanta courthouse on Wednesday.
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CNN’s Honig On Fani Willis ‘Screwups’ That Led To Judge Kicking Some Charges: ‘Embarrassing’

CNN's Honig On Fani Willis 'Screwups' That Led To Judge Kicking Some Charges: 'Embarrassing'

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